Craig T. Jex, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Tehachapi, CA
Craig T. Jex, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Tehachapi, California, and NPI 1558455162, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (California E4740, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig T. Jex
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License numbers
- E4740 CA
5901002043 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 840 Tucker RD, Tehachapi, CA 93561
- Phone
- (661) 822-5537
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2023
- Fax
- (661) 822-5531
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071002000899); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 840 Tucker RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Craig T. Jex in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E4740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
452 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin98 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
- Ciclopirox46 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate41 claims
- Meloxicam36 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl22 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.47
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Urgo Medical North America, LLC. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.
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- John Abordo, DPMMerced, CA1982627675
- Jonathan Abraham, DPMConcord, CA1508314808
- Rahul Abraham, DPMOrange, CA1740713882
- Keith Aceron, DPMFountain Valley, CA1801236740
- Lorelei Achor, DPMLaguna Hills, CA1417999244
- William Adams, DPMPalo Alto, CA1447487830
Common questions
What is Craig T. Jex, DPM's NPI number?
Craig T. Jex, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558455162, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig T. Jex, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 Tucker RD, Tehachapi, CA, 93561. Phone: (661) 822-5537. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig T. Jex, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E4740, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Craig T. Jex, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig T. Jex, DPM had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig T. Jex, DPM's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.